PM takes note of Gen Z anxieties, warns against ‘intellectual Naxals’

What happened: Independence Day announcements from the Red Fort

Prime Minister used the Independence Day address from the Red Fort to focus on youth-linked economic worries after globalisation and to outline outreach announcements for Gen Z. The announcements included AI skilling, free online coaching for competitive examinations, and a nationwide sports talent hunt for children aged five to 15. The address also included a security warning about ideological threats from “dimagi Naxals” (intellectual/ideological Naxals), with a call to identify and isolate such elements even after the end of armed left-wing extremism.

AI skills “mission mode” drive: more than one crore youth over the coming year

Prime Minister announced that more than one crore young people would receive AI skills through a “mission mode” drive over the coming year. The announcement provided a numeric target (“more than one crore”) and a time horizon (“over the coming year”).

Free online coaching for competitive examinations using digital public infrastructure

Prime Minister said India’s digital public infrastructure would be used to provide free online coaching to students for competitive examinations. The central claim in the announcement is the use of digital public infrastructure as the delivery backbone for online coaching.